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Title: Plex tells users to change their passwords after data breach

Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2025 15:26:35 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/plex-tells-...

The Plex streaming platform has experienced a security breach and is telling
customers to change their passwords "immediately." They also suggest that
users enable two-factor authentication and sign out of any connected devices
that are currently logged in.

The company says a database was accessed by an ΓÇ£an unauthorized third
partyΓÇ¥ and that some customers had their emails, usernames and hashed
passwords exposed. As indicated, the breach involved hashed passwords, which
are scrambled through an algorithm, so it's unlikely the bad actor could read
them. However, this is an absolute case of "better safe than sorry."

Dammit @plex! Received to my personal email address today, not their first
rodeo either: https://t.co/3HXXsOdyxy pic.twitter.com/LpfgAQPWNv

ΓÇö Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) September 8, 2025

Plex says credit card data is safe, which is a relief, as that information
isn't stored on its servers. The company says it is currently safeguarding
its data and "undergoing additional reviews to ensure that the security of
all of our systems is further strengthened to prevent future attacks."

This whole ordeal is eerily reminiscent of a Plex data breach in 2022, in
which a bad actor infiltrated the system and accessed people's emails,
usernames and passwords. So consider this your reminder to change passwords
at regular intervals and to consider using a dedicated password manager.
Authenticator apps can also be helpful. It's the wild west out there.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-
tech/plex-tells-users-to-change-their-passwords-after-data-breach-
152635869.html?src=rss

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